New Hampshire AG sends cease-and-desist order to DNC for 'false, deceptive, and misleading' comments about election

New Hampshire Republican Attorney General John Formella recently sent a cease-and-desist order to the Democratic National Committee, WBTS reported.

Formella accused the DNC of making "false, deceptive, and misleading" comments regarding the state's presidential primary election. In the AG's order, he referred to a letter the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee sent to New Hampshire Democratic Party Chair Ray Buckley, instructing Democrats to "educate the public" that the state's election is "meaningless."

DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee co-chairs Minyon Moore and James Roosevelt Jr. wrote in the letter, "The [New Hampshire Democratic Party] must take steps to educate the public that January 23rd is a non-binding presidential preference event and is meaningless and the NHDP and presidential candidates should take all steps possible not to participate."

Last year, the DNC passed a new early presidential primary calendar for 2024, which President Biden supported. The DNC's updated calendar sought to make South Carolina the first state to kick off the election on February 3. New Hampshire refused to comply with the changes, setting its primary date on January 23.

The Monday cease-and-desist order accused the DNC's comments of violating the state's voter suppression laws.

"Your January 5, 2024, letter admits that the RBC previously commanded NHDP to 'educate the public' that a New Hampshire election, scheduled and held in accordance with New Hampshire law, was 'meaningless.' Regardless of whether the DNC refuses to award delegates to the party's national convention based on the results of the January 24, 2024, New Hampshire democratic Presidential Primary Election, that election is not 'meaningless.' Your statements to the contrary are false, deceptive, and misleading," Assistant Attorney General Brendan O'Donnell wrote.

The AG's office accused the DNC's comments of attempting to "prevent or deter" residents from voting.

"This matter remains open, and this Office reserves the right to take further enforcement action based on the actions described in this letter and any other actions that violate State election laws," the letter concluded.

Buckley responded to the order Monday, stating, "Well, it's safe to say in New Hampshire, the DNC is less popular than the NY Yankees."

"State law requires the New Hampshire Secretary of State to conduct the first-in-the-nation primary and he is going to follow the law — period. Nothing has changed, and we look forward to seeing a great Democratic voter turnout on January 23rd," Buckley added.

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